Drive into Narada
Gana Sabha on any day of the Margazhi Festival, and the first question the
watchman will ask is, “Kutcheri-aa, canteen-aa?” (Are you here for the concert
or the canteen?) In January and December, this bastion of the annual
dance-and-music extravaganza in Chennai that goes by the terms “Margazhi
Festival”, “Music Season” or just “Season”, draws lovers of Carnatic music,
Bharatanatyam, and food.
Despondent rasikas
sulk at the ticket counters, as important